OBITUARY: Mary Hannaman

Mary Hannaman, 60, of Tempe, Ariz., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, April 28, 2013, after a battle with cancer.

Mary Hannaman, 60, of Tempe, Ariz., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, April 28, 2013, after a battle with cancer. Mary was born in Waynesboro, Pa., on June 18, 1952, to William and Sophie Shriver and was the second oldest of 11 children. After completing her Bachelor’s degree at Bloomsburg University, Mary married Curt Hannaman in August of 1974 and in 1978 they moved to Arizona. In 1988, Mary completed her MBA at the University of Phoenix and in 2001 she received her Doctorate in Adult Education from Nova Southeastern University. She spent 12 years working at various department stores in positions ranging from management trainee to buyer and department manager. Mary also worked for various other businesses in management positions before she was hired at Rio Salado College in Tempe as a GED instructor. While at Rio Salado, Mary was promoted to several positions and ultimately became the Faculty Chair of Business at the college, a position she held for seven years until she retired in 2012. Mary loved backpacking, hiking, and trail running and during the last years of her life, she began to compete in ultra marathon trail races, running distances of 50 kilometers. She was particularly proud of having completed the 50-mile Old Pueblo trail race in 2010. Mary was happiest when she was backpacking in the Grand Canyon with her hiking buddies, enjoying many adventures and experiences along with the beauty of the Canyon itself. She completed three nonstop rim-to-rim-to-rim hikes as well as hiking nearly 2,000 miles on many trips to the Canyon over the past 30 years. She was very proud of showing the beauty of the Grand Canyon to many of her family members and friends. Her second love was Lake Tahoe in which she hiked much of the Tahoe Rim Trail. She completed the Lake Tahoe 50K in July 2011 and was diagnosed with cancer shortly after. This did not deter her from her physical activities as she finished the Humboldt Redwoods half-marathon in October 2012 and a four-day backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon in November 2012. She also participated in San Diego Scripps Ranch 10K every July 4 since the mid-1980s. Mary was an avid supporter for the American Cancer Climb the Mountain for Cancer as she participated in this event for more than 20 years in memory of her mother. Mary is survived by her father William Shriver (Angela Rocks) and nine siblings: Tom Shriver (Lisa), Mike Shriver (Marty), Margie McGinley (Hugh), Cathy Wright (Chuck), Caroline Potter (Doug), Theresa Hardman (Michael), Peter Shriver (Mary), Anne McQuaid (Peter), and Bill Shriver (Wendy). Her oldest brother Joe died in 2011. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. A memorial mass will be held at St. Andrew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Waynesboro on May 18, 2013, at 11 a.m. Mary’s ashes will be interred in Waynesboro, Pa. The family would like to express their gratitude to all the friends and neighbors who helped Curt and Mary as she battled this disease. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Hospice of the Valley or the American Cancer Society.

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